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"WE IN HONG KONG CAN BE PROUD OF OUR ACHIEVEMENTS. OUR ENGINEERS ARCHITECTS AND BUILDERS HAVE EARNED WELL-DESERVED RECOGNITION AND RESPECT THROUGHOUT THE WORLD FOR THEIR PART IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS DYNAMIC PLACE.
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"THE PUBLIC WORKS LABORATORY, THROUGH THE DEDICATION OF ITS MANAGEMENT AND STAFF, HAS CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS THIS INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION.
"IN ITS NEW BUILDING, IT IS VERY WELL PLACED TO CONTINUE To bo So, PARTICULARLY BY PROVIDING EFFICIENT AND COMPETENT TESTING SERVICES FOR PROJECTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEW AIRPORT, AND LATER, WITH THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT OF THE PORT.
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THE FIRST PUBLIC WORKS LABORATORY WAS FIRST ESTABLISHED IN 1949 AS A SITE LABORATORY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF KAI TAK AIRPORT.
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SINCE 1988 IT HAS BEEN ACCREDITED UNDER THE HONG KONG LABORATORY ACCREDITATION SCHEME TO CARRY OUT TESTS ON AGGREGATES, CEMENT, CONCRETE, PULVERISED FUEL ASH AND STEEL, AS WELL AS CALIBRATION SERVICES.
THE NEW PURPOSE-BUILT PUBLIC WORKS CENTRAL LABORATORY COVERS 3,500 SQUARE METRES OF FLOOR AREA WHICH IS THREE TIMES AS LARGE AS ITS PREVIOUS PREMISES IN NORTH POINT.
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THE TESTING EQUIPMENT TRANSFERRED FROM NORTH POINT INCLUDES MUCH THAT WAS DESIGNED AND BUILT BY THE LABORATORY'S OWN STAFF. IN ADDITION, OVER $5 MILLION WORTH OF NEW EQUIPMENT INSTALLED IN THIS NEW FACILITY.
THE PUBLIC WORKS CENTRAL LABORATORY AND FIVE OTHER LABORATORIES ARE UNDER THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE GEOTECHNICAL OFFICE OF THE CIVIL ENGINEERING SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
REGIONAL CONTROL
TOGETHER THEY EMPLOY MORE THAN 160 STAFF MEMBERS, OF WHOM 10 ARE PROFESSIONALLY QUALIFIED ENGINEERS.
"IN THE YEARS TO COME, THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF OUR EVER-INCREASING PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMME WILL RELY, IN ᏢᎪᎡᎢ . ON THEIR DEDICATION AND TECHNICAL SKILLS.
"IT IS REASSURING FOR US ΤΟ KNOW THAT THE STAFF OF THE LABORATORIES CONTINUE TO BE COMMITTED TO RAISING THE STANDARDS OF BOTH MATERIALS TESTING AND STAFF TRAINING THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY,' DR BRAND ADDED.
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